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X-WR-CALNAME:Sleuthing emergent air pollution: from fast-growing tropical c
 ities to the nascent space tourism industry
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 vrj8qH9dd1MH0vBqTWW2ay0SUMJQK\n\n \n\nAbstract:\n\nEmergent anthropogenic 
 sources in the tropics and the nascent space tourism industry\, though dis
 tinct in pollutants and location of influence\, lack clear environmental r
 egulation to mitigate negative impacts on atmospheric composition. In this
  presentation\, I will share results my research group has obtained on tre
 nds in air quality\, precursor emissions and urban air pollution exposure 
 from targeted sampling of satellite observations of atmospheric compositio
 n over the fastest growing tropical cities. We determine a health burden o
 f 180\,000 premature deaths associated with recent rise in urban exposure 
 to air pollution to signal a potential health emergency in tropical cities
  that are set to reach unprecedented populations by 2100 (up to 80 million
  people). I will also present results from our work simulating the GEOS-Ch
 em model with our new inventory of air pollutant emissions for 2019 rocket
  launches and a speculative space tourism industry based on demonstrations
  of the recent billionaire space race. In this work\, we identify that a s
 pace tourism industry of routine launches by Virgin Galactic\, Blue Origin
  and SpaceX has the potential to undermine progress achieved by the Montre
 al Protocol in restoring upper stratospheric ozone.
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SUMMARY:Sleuthing emergent air pollution: from fast-growing tropical cities
  to the nascent space tourism industry
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.seas.harvard.edu/event/guest_speaker_eloise_ma
 rais_associate_professor_university_college_london
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